Oro Verde by Ritual Inhabitual

In 2011, women from the community of Cherán (Michoacán state) took a stand against drug cartels and established a new government based on indigenous Purépecha principles. For five years, the Ritual Inhabitual collective documented Cherán’s struggle through a blend of documentary and fictional photography, collaborating with local artists to create a polyphonic narrative. Their project, Oro Verde, represents a form of ‘mytho-documentary’ symbolising key events in Cherán’s reclamation of communal autonomy. 

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